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Kiyoung Choi

Politician

Kiyoung Choi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ki Young Choi · Kiyoung Choi · 崔起栄 · 崔起榮 · 최기영				[sources]
Alias	Choi Ki-young				[sources]
Weak alias	チェ・キヨン				[sources]
Birth date	1955				[sources]
Place of birth	Seoul				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Choi				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q81226776				[sources]
Position	Minister of Science and ICT				[sources]
Education	Choongang High School · KAIST · Seoul National University · Stanford University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

South Korean engineer and minister (1955 -

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-20

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Young-Ai Choi Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Science and ICT	2019-09-09	2021-05-13

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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